HolidayTallySwitzerland · Canton
Valais, Switzerland public holidays 2027
- 9 dates counted
- 6 on weekdays
- 255 working days
- 3 long weekends
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2027 at a glance
- National Day falls on Sunday 1 August and is not moved; Assumption Day falls on Sunday 15 August and is not moved; Christmas Day falls on Saturday 25 December and is not moved, because Switzerland has no statutory substitute days.
- In 2027, public holidays fall on 6 weekdays in Valais, the same as in 2026.
Switzerland has no statutory substitute days: a public holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is not moved to a weekday. Only 1 August is a federal holiday; each canton's law makes some other days equal to a Sunday, and these counts include exactly those. Further cantonal rest days, days kept only in some areas and days that many employers give off by custom are listed but not counted.
Public holidays in 2027
9 dates are counted as non-working in Valais in 2027; 6 of them fall on a weekday.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | |
| Friday 19 March 2027 | Saint Joseph's Day | |
| Thursday 6 May 2027 | Ascension Day | |
| Thursday 27 May 2027 | Corpus Christi | |
| Sunday 1 August 2027 | National Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
| Sunday 15 August 2027 | Assumption Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
| Monday 1 November 2027 | All Saints' Day | |
| Wednesday 8 December 2027 | Immaculate Conception | |
| Saturday 25 December 2027 | Christmas Day | Falls on a weekend and is not moved. |
- not counted some employers only
Also observed by some
4 more days are holidays only for some employers, sectors or areas in 2027. They are not counted as non-working days here.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 2 January 2027 | Saint Berchtold's Day (commonly a day off) | not counted |
| Monday 29 March 2027 | Easter Monday (commonly a day off) | not counted |
| Monday 17 May 2027 | Whit Monday (commonly a day off) | not counted |
| Sunday 26 December 2027 | Saint Stephen's Day (commonly a day off) | not counted |
Working days and hours by month
Working days are Monday to Friday minus the counted holidays. Hours are shown for a 7.5-hour and an 8-hour working day.
- Jan 20 working days in January, 1 holiday
- Feb 20 working days in February
- Mar 22 working days in March, 1 holiday
- Apr 22 working days in April
- May 19 working days in May, 2 holidays
- Jun 22 working days in June
- Jul 22 working days in July
- Aug 22 working days in August, 2 holidays
- Sep 22 working days in September
- Oct 21 working days in October
- Nov 21 working days in November, 1 holiday
- Dec 22 working days in December, 2 holidays
| Month | Working days | Hours at 7.5 h | Hours at 8 h | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 150 | 160 | 1 |
| February | 20 | 150 | 160 | 0 |
| March | 22 | 165 | 176 | 1 |
| April | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| May | 19 | 142.5 | 152 | 2 |
| June | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| July | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| August | 22 | 165 | 176 | 2 |
| September | 22 | 165 | 176 | 0 |
| October | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 0 |
| November | 21 | 157.5 | 168 | 1 |
| December | 22 | 165 | 176 | 2 |
| 2027 | 255 | 1912.5 | 2040 | 9 |
Compare with the rest of Switzerland
| Jurisdiction | Working days in 2027 | Holidays on weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| Aargau | 258 | 3 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 256 | 5 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 255 | 6 |
| Basel-Landschaft | 256 | 5 |
| Basel-Stadt | 256 | 5 |
| Bern | 256 | 5 |
| Fribourg | 258 | 3 |
| Geneva | 254 | 7 |
| Glarus | 254 | 7 |
| Grisons | 256 | 5 |
| Jura | 255 | 6 |
| Lucerne | 256 | 5 |
| Neuchâtel | 257 | 4 |
| Nidwalden | 255 | 6 |
| Obwalden | 255 | 6 |
| Schaffhausen | 256 | 5 |
| Schwyz | 255 | 6 |
| Solothurn | 258 | 3 |
| St. Gallen | 255 | 6 |
| Thurgau | 256 | 5 |
| Ticino | 256 | 5 |
| Uri | 255 | 6 |
| Valais | 255 | 6 |
| Vaud | 255 | 6 |
| Zug | 255 | 6 |
| Zurich | 256 | 5 |
Long weekends in 2027
Runs of three or more days off in a row without taking leave.
- 3 days Friday 1 January 2027 to Sunday 3 January 2027
- 3 days Friday 19 March 2027 to Sunday 21 March 2027
- 3 days Saturday 30 October 2027 to Monday 1 November 2027
Best days to take leave in 2027
The longest single break for each number of leave days, built around a public holiday.
| Leave days | Break | Days off | Take leave on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri 1 Jan to Mon 4 Jan 2027 | 4 | Mon 4 Jan |
| 2 | Fri 1 Jan to Tue 5 Jan 2027 | 5 | Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan |
| 3 | Fri 1 Jan to Wed 6 Jan 2027 | 6 | Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan |
| 4 | Sat 13 Mar to Sun 21 Mar 2027 | 9 | Mon 15 Mar, Tue 16 Mar, Wed 17 Mar, Thu 18 Mar |
| 5 | Fri 1 Jan to Sun 10 Jan 2027 | 10 | Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan, Thu 7 Jan, Fri 8 Jan |
Leave plans for the whole year
Non-overlapping breaks that give the most days off for a given number of leave days.
10 days of leave: 30 days off in 6 breaks (uses 10)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 13 March 2027 to Sunday 21 March 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Thursday 6 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Thursday 27 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 October 2027 to Monday 1 November 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 4 December 2027 to Wednesday 8 December 2027: 5 days off for 2 days of leave
15 days of leave: 39 days off in 6 breaks (uses 15)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 13 March 2027 to Sunday 21 March 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Thursday 27 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 October 2027 to Monday 1 November 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 4 December 2027 to Sunday 12 December 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
20 days of leave: 46 days off in 6 breaks (uses 20)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Monday 4 January 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 6 March 2027 to Sunday 21 March 2027: 16 days off for 9 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Thursday 27 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Friday 29 October 2027 to Monday 1 November 2027: 4 days off for 1 day of leave
- Saturday 4 December 2027 to Sunday 12 December 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
25 days of leave: 55 days off in 6 breaks (uses 25)
- Friday 1 January 2027 to Sunday 10 January 2027: 10 days off for 5 days of leave
- Saturday 13 March 2027 to Sunday 21 March 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 1 May 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 22 May 2027 to Sunday 30 May 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 30 October 2027 to Sunday 7 November 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
- Saturday 4 December 2027 to Sunday 12 December 2027: 9 days off for 4 days of leave
Countdown
The days to the next holiday appear here when JavaScript is on.
The working days left this month and this year appear here when JavaScript is on.
Calendar and data downloads
Every public holiday for Valais, 2026 to 2028, in your calendar app. A subscription updates by itself.
The subscription works in Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar. The CSV file also lists the days observed by some.
About public holidays in Valais
Valais is a bilingual canton, and its holidays are found in cantonal labour legislation rather than in a stand-alone holiday act. The days that the canton equates with Sundays under the federal Labour Act are New Year's Day, St Joseph's Day on 19 March, Ascension Day, Corpus Christi, the Assumption on 15 August, All Saints' Day, the Immaculate Conception on 8 December and Christmas Day. Together with the federal holiday on 1 August, that is nine days, and those are the ones this page counts. The reference is the SECO table of Swiss holidays, in its state of December 2024.
The list has a feature that surprises visitors from elsewhere in Switzerland: Good Friday is not on it. Valais also has no Labour Day and no Epiphany. In Vaud, next door, Good Friday, Easter Monday and Whit Monday are all holidays, and in Zurich the first two are as well.
Four more days appear in the calendar with the label "commonly a day off": 2 January, Easter Monday, Whit Monday and St Stephen's Day on 26 December. Valais does not name them as holidays of the Sunday kind. Many employers grant them out of custom and some collective agreements do too, but they are not part of the count and do not reduce the working-day total. A reader whose contract grants them should subtract them by hand.
For 2026 the nine counted dates remove six weekdays, because 1 August and the Assumption fall on a Saturday and All Saints' Day on a Sunday. That leaves 255 working days, and the same figure applies in 2027.
Valais is also a canton where local habit varies within one territory. The Upper Valais is German-speaking and the lower part French-speaking, and school calendars and employer practice sometimes differ between the two halves. Local patron feasts are celebrated without being statutory.
No holiday is moved when it falls on a Saturday or a Sunday. The Assumption falls on a Saturday in 2026 and on a Sunday in 2027, and All Saints' Day is a Sunday in 2026, so those years carry no compensation day. St Joseph's Day is Thursday 19 March 2026 and Friday 19 March 2027, both weekdays, and Corpus Christi falls on Thursday 4 June 2026 and Thursday 27 May 2027.
Source and last check
Dates are calculated with the python-holidays library 0.108 and checked against the official sources below. Last checked: .